It was WeBS time again this week and volunteers Stuart and Roger kindly conducted the survey this month. It's getting quieter on the wildfowl front at this time of year, but the presence of breeding waders (and of course the chance of something good turning up!) more than makes up for that. here are this month's results....

69 coot
120 tufted duck
15 mute swan
43 mallard              
10 great crested grebe
5 little egret                 
43 teal                           
15 Canada goose           
21 lapwing                     
10 gadwall                     
4 cormorant                   
4 grey heron                          
2 moorhen                      
2 snipe                            
5 shelduck                       
2 ringed plover                   
8 little ringed plover       
1 greenshank                  
1 redshank                      
2 oystercatcher               
10 black-headed gull        
6 pochard                         
4 avocet
Thanks guys.
Also on site in the last few days, we have had the first lesser whitethroats in, marsh harrier over the visitor trails, hobby and peregrine and a pair of garganey showing well on Friday morning in front of the Beach Hut - first of the year.